Reusing 4AGE flywheel bolts?

[dnegative]

Acceptable or a big no no?

Toyota want $5something each for the things, fuck that

Anything stopping me from hitting up a decent engineering store and getting 12.7 M10 bolts? Not sure on the length or shank on them though.

[Billzilla]

Yeah it's okay.

[dnegative]

Okay to reuse or buy some random ones?

I've got a freshly calibrated torque wrench too

[Billzilla]

Okay to re-use older one. Just a visual inspection to make sure they're in good condition and lubricate them lightly on the threads & under the head to make sure you get the right torque.

[fixeruperer]

man, they are so cheap from toyota, you may aswell get some !!.
i think i payed like $2-3 for them but thats trade price. even so $40 bux is nothing when you think of the damage that loose flywheel can do.

but yeh i have used old ones over and over before.

[dnegative]

$5 was trade price lol

He even suggested going elsewhere

[X kyle X]

Yeh I re use mine. As bill said. Just a bit of low strength loctite on the thread and under the head for correct torquing.

[TERRA Operative]

I just shelled out for ARP on my GZE. Wasn't too expensive IIRC, and I don't have to worry about them at all.

[dnegative]

ARP are nearly the same price as the TGP ones lol

If I could get my hands on them by Sat I would get some but I have nfi where.

[TERRA Operative]

I got mine from performance wholesale, but that's in Brisbane...

[Cuzzo]

Id re-use them.

[Hen]

If I knew the history of the bolts I'd re-use them.

On a wrecker engine or in a new (for me) car I'd fork out for some new ones.

Hen

[checksix]

I like Hen's advice. If you know the history (never over torqued), then add a little loctite and go for it. I've only built 10 engines (shade tree mechanic), but have never had issue when i resused them.

[gixer]

$40 it's fuck all, I never re-use them. To me for such little out lay it's not worth it if you had a failure. I have seen a few flywheels come off cranks and it's not pretty.

[dnegative]

How many on stock 86kW 4A's?